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VanEck Gold Miners ETF
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668 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.83B invested in VanEck Gold Miners ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 251 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

77% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 66

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 251 | Existing positions reduced: 195

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 621 → 668 (+47)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.54B → $8.83B (+$287M)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.44B | Put options by funds: $3.39B

0.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.32% → 51.36% (-0.96%)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 → 51 (-16)

Holders
668
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+7.57%
% of All Funds
13.48%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
-16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.88%
% of All Funds
1.03%
New
117
Increased
251
Reduced
195
Closed
66
Calls
$3.44B
Puts
$3.39B
Net Calls
+$48.4M
Net Calls Change
-$1.11B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Rafferty Asset Management
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
+$299M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$219M
3
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$194M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$123M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$84.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$495M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$144M
3
SF
Synovus Financial
Georgia
-$106M
4
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$94.4M
5
TC
Tairen Capital
Hong Kong
-$83.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACA
726
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
– -$78.2K -2,133 Closed
BWM
727
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
– -$73K -1,987 Closed
CBA
728
Coastal Bridge Advisors
Connecticut
– -$42K -1,144 Closed
WFMPM
729
Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management
Indiana
– -$37K -1,000 Closed
JPLA
730
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
– -$32K -870 Closed
SCA
731
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
– -$32K -861 Closed
SWM
732
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
– -$22K -600 Closed
BC
733
Belmont Capital
California
– -$21K -568 Closed
RDWM
734
Red Door Wealth Management
Tennessee
– -$11K -300 Closed
BWM
735
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$2K -66 Closed
SSB
736
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
– -$2K -62 Closed
TFA
737
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$2K -30 Closed
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GDX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

668 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $8.83B — up 3.4% from $8.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 117 funds opened new GDX positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 251 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rafferty Asset Management, adding an estimated $299M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $495M.

  • 668 institutional investors held VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as of Q3 2020, up from 621 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $8.83B of VanEck Gold Miners ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 117 funds opened new VanEck Gold Miners ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 66 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Rafferty Asset Management, an estimated $299M added.
  • The largest VanEck Gold Miners ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $495M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.